Alex D, 04 Jun 2014Hoping this launches in India @26k~30k and it launches soon
Been looking at Desire 816 for a... moreyes man so true. They all show that its cheap but thats only in the US. Not here. the duties just push the prices so high. Great dissapointment if above 30K.

No Fan Boy...!, 04 Jun 2014Dude , FIY ,
The desire 816 costs Rs 18000 in China , but in India it costs Rs 24000 .
So if... morepricing is affected by many aspect. for example, the tax rate. so dont blame the company like that. As they startingto make good phone with a resonable price.( same spec like others flagship model which made with plastic. )

Anonymous, 04 Jun 2014This is the only phone that sells cheap in china.
Samsung S5 cost around 800USD and m8 cost ... moreYou are joking, right? Unlocked retail HTC M8 costs USD686.77 exluding tax on Amazon.com and RMB4299 (USD690) including 17% tax on Amazon.cn, so which one is cheaper again?

Carrier branded Galaxy S5 without contract is ~USD690 on Amazon, and RMB4480~4999 (USD722~806) again including tax (the $806 version is also dual-sim).

So unless you live in tax-free states, M8/S5 are cheaper in China, and that's only the proper retail ones, grey import without tax is much cheaper.

Mayukh2014, 03 Jun 2014Plus according to GSMARENA its 450 Euro & CNY 2800 both of them comes to 26k INR. SO finge... moreDude , FIY ,
The desire 816 costs Rs 18000 in China , but in India it costs Rs 24000 .
So if One(E8) in china costs Rs 26000 , in India it will be between Rs 32000-35000 or may be even more , you know HTC prices its phones ridiculously...!